Willie envy

January 07, 2004

Even though he's won an Oscar, Cuba Gooding Jr. says he still feels like a Hollywood outsider. Apparently, he's taking his anger out on Will Smith.

Gooding accused movie bosses of denying black actors the same opportunities as their white counterparts, the World Entertainment News Network reports, and went on to say that Smith is stealing the few good roles left.

"I'll never forget when Will Smith came off TV and did his first movie and nobody really paid attention to him," Cuba said. "Then he did 'Independence Day,' and it made all this money, and boom--he was the go-to guy. To this day, I speak to my agent about these great roles, and he's like, 'They're all going to Will Smith.' "

Of course, this might also have something to do with Cuba's decision to star in "Snow Dogs" and "Boat Trip."